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Magic Treehouse Birthday Party

Sunday, April 15, 2012    Food & Drink, Kids    3 Comments »

Magic Treehouse Birthday Party

We celebrated our friend Phoebe’s 6th birthday on this beautiful spring morning at a party in the park. Lucky for Phoebe, her mom is Deb the Baker (That’s what I call her, and what I’m trying to talk her into naming her baking business.) and she brought to life Phoebe’s favorite book series, Magic Treehouse. […]

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Happy National Grilled Cheese Day!

Thursday, April 12, 2012    Food & Drink    Add a comment »

Happy National Grilled Cheese Day!

Are you wondering what to make for dinner? I hadn’t really thought about it, to be honest. But now that I know it’s National Grilled Cheese Day, I’m inspired! How about this “Muu-Mu” grilled cheese sandwich from Mary Cecchini of the Tillamook marketing team? Want something with a little kick? I recommend the Jalapeno Popper Grilled […]

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Breakfast bars

Monday, April 2, 2012    Food & Drink    2 Comments »

Big Cookie

Sometimes I need a quick and easy breakfast that I can grab on the run or give to the kids in the car on the way to school. These breakfast bars are so healthy and delicious and make a great breakfast or snack. Smart Cookies from Honest Pretzles by Mollie Katzen 1 1/2 c. unbleached […]

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Perler Beads

Wednesday, March 28, 2012    Activity    Add a comment »

Perler Beads

  Do you know about Perler Beads? They’re these tiny pieces of plastic that keep my kids busy for HOURS! Both my 5 year old daughter and 8 year old son will sit together and quietly work on their creations for an unusually long time — sometimes even working together, where one will be the “finder” […]

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Breakfast from the Farm

Tuesday, March 27, 2012    Activity, Food & Drink    1 Comment »

Breakfast from the Farm

It’s really quite wonderful to enjoy a breakfast made by your neighbors. I had the pleasure of spending Saturday morning with my daughter at Boho Farm and Home, where an already amazing backyard was turned into a marketplace  brimming with local vendors selling handmade soaps, furniture, gardening items, freshly made “frites”, hair clips, the ciabatta bread […]

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Color Changing Toothpaste for Kids

Tuesday, March 6, 2012    Kids    3 Comments »

Color Changing Toothpaste for Kids

I love inventors. There’s always a good story behind their creations. In this case, the inventor of Vortex Color Changing Toothpaste is Dr. Howard Wright, a retired dentist. And color changing toothpaste isn’t the first thing he invented. He also has the patent on a special underwater whistle for scuba divers, which happens to be […]

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Tuesday, February 14, 2012    Gifts    2 Comments »

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentines’ Day! And a happiest 100th birthday to my beloved state, Arizona. Wishing you a lovely day filled with sweet kisses and candy. DIY tote photo from Four Flights of Fancy. More photos and instructions here.

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Two easy crockpot dinners and the best french toast ever

Thursday, February 9, 2012    Food & Drink    3 Comments »

Two easy crockpot dinners and the best french toast ever

I made three delicious dinners this week. All three recipes came from Pinterest. Here they are: Banana Baked French Toast from Bakerella. You  slice up a small loaf of french bread, dunk the slices in a creamy, cinnamony mix, then tuck brown sugared and buttered bananas in between each slice. It was like a decadent […]

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Minted Valentine’s Day Card Giveaway

Thursday, January 26, 2012    Giveaways, Kids    8 Comments »

Minted Valentine's Day Card Giveaway

Last year was the end of handmade valentine cards – for my son, at least. We made photo cards with lollipops (adorable, right?), but  apparently he was the only kid in his first grade class who did not hand out store-bought cards. SO embarrassing. Oops. I may have one more year of creativity with my […]

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More hearts…

Friday, January 13, 2012    Food & Drink, Kids    4 Comments »

More hearts...

Somebody needs to take away my heart-shaped cookie cutter. I sat down at the computer, ready to start on a writing assignment, when I got the urge to do this. I think Pinterest is invading my brain. Okay, back to work. Or maybe one more photo…      

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